They are held in Saudi Arabia and the investigation is in Saudi Arabia, and they will be tried in Saudi Arabia, ' the minister said at the global conference on the Manama Dialogue, which is taking place here.

The United States froze visas for all 18 who were arrested, plus three additional Saudis who belong to the intelligence service, royal court and a government ministry, the U.S. State Department said.

Erdogan on Wednesday spoke on the phone with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the first time since the murder. I said, 'You know how to make people talk.

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor said Khashoggi's killing was premeditated, contradicting a previous official statement that it happened accidentally during a tussle in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

Saudi Arabian prosecutors have said evidence supplied by Turkey indicates that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated, suggesting a change from Riyadh's earlier claim that his death had been accidental. Both Mohammed and his father, King Salman, have told President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who traveled to Saudi Arabia last week, that they had no knowledge of a plot to kill Khashoggi.

"In her interview with the Turkish broadcaster", Al Jazeera's reporting noted, "Cengiz said Trump has invited her to visit the White House but said she would not go until the USA was honest in its efforts to uncover the truth behind Khashoggi's killing". Turkish media have published details of his alleged torture and decapitation.

In an interview with Turkish broadcaster Haberturk that aired Friday, Cengiz said Khashoggi was treated well during an earlier trip to the consulate on September 28. "What we say to people is wait until everything is done" then decide if the investigation was serious or not.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said those behind the killing must be held accountable.

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